Cobalt Price Today (Co)
The DRC produces over 70% of the world's cobalt. Live LME / Fastmarkets feeds are not yet wired into MetalPulse Africa, so the figure below is an indicative reference. Use the calculator to price your lot against current payables.
Current cobalt price
Common uses of cobalt
- Primary industrial and refining demand for cobalt.
- Used in alloying, plating, catalysis or battery chemistries depending on grade.
- Traded by African producers as concentrate, doré, cathode or ore depending on stage.
Market context
Cobalt is benchmarked off the best-available reference price — no real-time public feed is wired for this metal yet.
MetalPulse Africa never mixes sources on a single row. When a feed is unavailable we mark the price as a reference or proxy and surface the underlying note alongside it.
Grades, assay & payable
Payable terms vary by buyer, refinery route and assay. The calculator below uses a default payable of 65.0% and an indicative treatment / refining charge of $350/t. Always confirm payables, deductions and penalties with your offtake buyer before signing.
Frequently asked questions
What is the current cobalt price?
The live cobalt price block above shows the latest figure in USD/tonne, with its source, market type (spot / futures / reference) and last-updated time. Refresh the page for the newest value.
Where does MetalPulse Africa get the cobalt price from?
From a curated reference price. No public real-time feed is currently wired for cobalt, so the figure is shown as a reference with a clear disclaimer.
How do I price my own cobalt lot?
Use the calculator preview below. Enter your tonnage, grade and payable percentage; the tool returns gross metal value, payable value and a fair price per wet tonne. Full export, multi-currency and PDF reporting unlock with a subscription.